After listening to Tanaka Masao's explanation, Yukinoshita Yukino sighed helplessly.
"Tanaka-kin, you really don't have to go to such lengths. Even if I can't see your face, I won't be sad. But if possible, please never face me with your face."
"Yukino, you're too much!"
Tanaka Masao seemed deeply hurt by Yukinoshita Yukino's coldness. He turned away haughtily, no longer looking at her, and said in a huff,
"I'm not talking to you anymore. Even if you beg me to turn around and look at you now, I won't."
After saying that, he looked at Kawasaki Saki with an expectant expression.
"Saki Saki, I know you like me the most, right? You must be very happy to look at my face."
Facing Tanaka Masao's anticipation, Kawasaki Saki did not comply, saying a little awkwardly,
"It's alright, actually, I'm not *that* happy."
Whether she was genuinely unhappy or pretending, she definitely had to answer that she was unhappy.
If she said she was happy to look at Tanaka Masao's face, what would be the difference from a public confession?
Kawasaki Saki stated that she couldn't say such embarrassing things in public like Tanaka Masao.
"Ah, Saki, why are you also being so mean? I know, you must have been led astray by Yukino, haven't you?"
Yukinoshita Yukino, who was behind Tanaka Masao, heard this and indicated that she would not take the blame.
"Tanaka-kin, please mind your words. Kawasaki-kun is clearly speaking the truth, unwilling to go along with you and speak falsely.
This is clearly a very good quality."
Kawasaki Saki nodded in agreement.
That's right, she was a straightforward and honest person.
"I'm not listening!"
Tanaka Masao didn't care about any of that. He started his jumping and turning again.
"Since none of you are willing, then I'll just do it anyway.
Heh, what can you do to me?"
Looking at the arrogant and smug Tanaka Masao, Yukinoshita Yukino and Kawasaki Saki exchanged glances and simultaneously sped up their movements.
Feeling the sudden acceleration of the two, Tanaka Masao showed no sign of backing down.
"Do you think this can stump me? How naive! I am..."
"Ugh~"
Under the combined assault of Yukinoshita Yukino and Kawasaki Saki, Tanaka Masao couldn't even last three minutes before being defeated.
It wasn't that he was incapable; it was that the combined efforts of Yukinoshita Yukino and Kawasaki Saki were simply too terrifying.
The ropes in their hands were like whips for spinning tops. It was as if they had awakened some special bloodline, for they swung them faster and faster.
In the end, they were swinging so fast that they created afterimages, making a whooshing sound in the air.
Tanaka Masao was as if enveloped by an airtight net.
In this situation, Tanaka Masao was like a flying top, spinning endlessly, his brains practically scrambled.
Even if his physique had reached the limits of an ordinary person, he couldn't withstand the two women's torment.
At this moment, Tanaka Masao knelt on the ground, hands propped, his head dizzy, and his legs trembling, unable to exert any strength.
If one looked closely, one could even see clear whip marks on his buttocks.
There was nothing to be done; Yukinoshita Yukino and Kawasaki Saki were having too much fun. How could they stop just because they were told to?
So when Tanaka Masao couldn't hold on and was defeated, the ropes inevitably hit him.
Yukinoshita Yukino walked over, stood in front of Tanaka Masao, looked down at him kneeling, and said,
"Tanaka-kin, is that all you've got? Weren't you very loud and arrogant just now? Turns out you're just all talk."
Hearing Yukinoshita Yukino's taunt, Tanaka Masao chose to remain silent.
It wasn't that he didn't want to retort; it was that the moment he opened his mouth, he felt the urge to vomit. Otherwise, he really wanted to tell her what he was thinking.
[The moment I look up and see your face, I want to throw up.]
Fortunately, the urge to vomit temporarily sealed Tanaka Masao's mouth, otherwise Yukinoshita Yukino just happened to have a ready-made rope in her hand that could be used as a whip.
Kawasaki Saki also came closer at this time. Compared to the cold and heartless Yukinoshita Yukino, who even had the leisure to mock him, Kawasaki Saki was much gentler.
"Yukinoshita, you can't say that. Tanaka is already very impressive.
To face both of us at the same time and last this long, it even made me get a little serious just now.
He's just a frog in a well, he hasn't seen how big the world is, and he doesn't have a clear understanding of our strength."
"That's true. Tanaka-kin ultimately lost due to his own ignorance.
After this incident, I'm sure even Tanaka-kin will learn humility."
Tanaka Masao indicated that he felt no comfort at all, and as for learning humility, that was even more impossible.
He, Tanaka Masao, was a man who stood tall, hard all over; how could he ever give in?
Having recovered enough, Tanaka Masao stood up from the ground and said with a hint of challenge,
"Hmph, don't talk about me. If you're so capable, you two try it too."
"We..."
Yukinoshita Yukino and Kawasaki Saki exchanged glances, completely unfazed by Tanaka Masao's provocation.
As long as they didn't spin around in the air like an idiot like him, just jumping rope would be simple.
Yukinoshita Yukino stepped forward proactively and said,
"Tanaka-kin, then let me show you the difference between us."
She added confidently,
"No matter how fast you go, I can keep up with the rhythm."
After saying that, she handed the rope to him, signaling that they could start.
The three stood ready. As if to avoid looking at Tanaka Masao, Yukinoshita Yukino specifically chose to jump rope facing Kawasaki Saki.
Because two people needed to swing the rope simultaneously, even if Tanaka Masao wanted to speed up, he couldn't without Kawasaki Saki's cooperation.
So the rope was swung at a moderate, fairly average speed, allowing Yukinoshita Yukino to easily keep up with the rhythm.
After only a few jumps, Yukinoshita Yukino felt something was off.
Tanaka Masao was unusually quiet, as if something had captivated him, making him highly focused and oblivious to anything else.
Noticing the burning gaze from behind her, Yukinoshita Yukino quickly realized why this was happening. She had completely exposed her back to the enemy.
And because she was wearing sportswear, with every jump, certain lines inevitably became very obvious.
Having figured it out, Yukinoshita Yukino's face immediately turned crimson, and she suddenly felt uncomfortable all over, as if she was being watched.
During her next jump, she turned around, facing Tanaka Masao, and looked at him with a mix of shame and anger.